The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet

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The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things, he resembles a Black man with strange feet. His attempt to make a place for himself in Harlem is an allegory for the immigrant experience in the United States. Meanwhile, two bounty hunters from the Brother's home planet arrive and try to capture him.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Brother from Another Planet:

Joe Morton
Rosanna Carter
Ray Ramirez
Yves Rene
Peter Richardson
Ginny Yang

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The Brother is an alien who has crash-landed on Earth, in New York City. While mute, strongly empathic, and able to fix things, he resembles a Black man with strange feet. His attempt to make a place for himself in Harlem is an allegory for the immigrant experience in the United States. Meanwhile, two bounty hunters from the Brother's home planet arrive and try to capture him.

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eFilmCritic.com - 10/10 by Rob GonsalvesJoe Morton gives a great silent performance.
Washington Post - 9/10 by Rita KempleyThe movie finds countless opportunities for humorous scenes, most of them with a quiet little bite, a way of causing us to look at our society.
Chicago Sun-Times - 9/10 by Roger EbertThe movie finds countless opportunities for humorous scenes, most of them with a quiet little bite, a way of causing us to look at our society.
Chicago Reader - 9/10 by Dave KehrThe two different ends require shifts in point of view that are beyond Sayles's talent as a visual storyteller, and the film does not cohere.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 9/10 by Dennis SchwartzQuirky urban spaceman comedy, that's only moderately funny and observant.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 8/10 by Ken HankeOften fascinating, but somehow never truly involving.
Film Threat - 8/10 by Bob WestalIt may not be the perfect John Sayles film, the perfect science fiction movie or the perfect film about black life --- but it manages to seamlessly mix wit, slapstick, poignancy and politics.
LarsenOnFilm - 8/10 by Josh LarsenThankfully a sharp cast and goofy wit mostly keep the movie light on its feet.
Sci-Fi Movie Page - 8/10 by James O'EhleyAn excellent example of what can be achieved with a very small budget and a good screenplay.
Time Out - 8/10 by Geoff AndrewCentral to the film's deft balancing act between shaggy dog humour and something just a little more serious is Morton's expressive performance as the alien, though the rest of the cast also plays admirably.

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